CVE-2023-5124: PageLayer < 1.8.0 - Author+ Stored XSS

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2024-01-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Page Builder: Pagelayer WordPress plugin before 1.8.0 doesn't prevent attackers with administrator privileges from inserting malicious JavaScript inside a post's header or footer code, even when unfiltered_html is disallowed, such as in multi-site WordPress configurations.

Affected products

softaculous Page Builder: Pagelayer – Drag and Drop website builder: before 1.8.0 — fixed in 1.8.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: softaculous Page Builder: Pagelayer – Drag and Drop website builder 1.8.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1ef86546-3467-432c-a863-1ca3e5c65bd4/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1ef86546-3467-432c-a863-1ca3e5c65bd4/

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